Impromptu Public Speaking Topics
There are 50 impromptu public speaking topics here, covering a broad cross section of subject matter. They're guaranteed to give you the practice you need to become a confident fluent impromptu speaker. Many of them are deliberately provocative to stimulate a response. Others are open-ended or neutral to allow whatever occurs in your mind to fit the topic.
If you're practicing by yourself:
- Choose a topic from the list below
- Give yourself a strictly monitored preparation time of no more than three minutes in which to note an opening, a couple of main points with examples and a conclusion.
- Deliver your speech while timing it. Aim for at least two to three minutes.
- Listen for fluency, structure and content. Each of those is important. As it can be difficult to gauge how effective you are by yourself, record your speech.
If you're using these impromptu speaking topics with a friend or in a classroom setting, use the same method as above but omit the recording as you can give your feedback verbally.
Ideally once you or your class has become more confident, you lessen the preparation time. The ultimate goal is to be given a topic and begin speaking almost immediately. Whatever the subject, a flexible capable speaker will be able to find something interesting and coherent to say!
If you've arrived at impromptu public speaking topics without having been to my impromptu speaking tips page, perhaps you'd like to go there to collect information on methods of structure and delivery tips before you begin. When you're done, come back!
Impromptu Public Speaking Topics
- My biggest concern for the future is...
- Real wealth is never measured in money or possessions.
- Conservation is survival.
- Real love is not the stuff of pop songs.
- If I were an animal I'd be a...
- Plants have feelings too.
- Junk food's popularity relies on marketing.
- To err is human. To forgive is divine. Discuss.
- The world is a smaller place these days.
- The more we communicate, the less we really say.
- When I grow up...
- To be grown up is a state of mind.
- Goals are good for you.
- The most important lesson of my life so far...
- Intelligence is not enough.
- If I ruled the world...
- Color effects the way people feel.
- Ill health begins in the mind.
- Team sports build strong individuals.
- Laughter is the best medicine.
- Fools and their money are easily parted.
- Discipline is not a dirty word.
- Beauty is always in the eye of the beholder.
- Children learn what they live with.
- Poverty is a state of mind.
- What characteristics make an ideal hero and why?
- What and who is an average person?
- Being young is over-rated.
- In what situation is lying a good idea?
- Does money make the world go round?
- What human quality do we need more of and why?
- Who has been the most influential person in your life and why?
- How we look is unimportant. It's who we are on the inside that counts.
- Fashion victims I have known.
- Pets are for people who don't have children.
- Summer is the best and worst of times. Why?
- The media controls how and what we think.
- Advertising targeting children is immoral.
- Talking to someone and talking with someone are two different activities.
- Real learning doesn't occur in a classroom.
- What would you rather be - wise or intelligent?
- True wisdom comes from experience.
- A sense of humor is essential.
- Uniforms stifle individuality.
- What is normal is decided by the society we live in.
- Manners matter.
- Children should not watch television.
- Art is essential to life.
- Cities are for people not cars.
- Peace is possible.
To generate more impromptu public speaking topics if you need them:
- Ask your friends/family/class to write down three per person.
- Listen to the radio or scan the newspapers for local/national/international issues.
Impromptu public speaking topics are everywhere once you consciously look.
For further impromptu speaking practice ideas be sure to read my 'free word games' page. While the activities here are drama based you'll find them applicable and FUN! These are especially useful if you're a teacher looking for ideas to help you plan impromptu public speaking lessons for your class.
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